EYEG vs FLXN

Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing products for treating inflammatory and immune diseases with a focus on the eye and nervous system in the United States. It develops PP-001, a clinical stage dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor that has been developed in two clinical-stage ophthalmic formulations, consisting of PaniJect that is in Phase Ia/IIb clinical trial for multiple diseases that affect the posterior region of the eye, including non-infectious posterior uveitis and diabetic macular edema; and PaniDrop, which is in Phase I safety study for multiple diseases that affect the ocular surface and anterior region of the eye, comprising of allergic conjunctivitis, viral conjunctivitis, and dry eye disease. The company also develops ocular bandage gel, a modified form of the natural polymer hyaluronic acid for corneal wound repair, and punctate epitheliopathies with a focus on dry eye. The company has license agreements with BioTime, Inc. Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in the United States. The company offers ZILRETTA, an intra-articular injection for the management of osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. It is also involved in the development of FX201, a gene therapy product candidate designed to provide on demand production of an anti-inflammatory protein, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist for pain relief from OA of the knee; and FX301, a NaV1.7 inhibitor for the management of post-operative pain. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.